Making a Difference

26 Web Tools for an Interactive Classroom

 

ed tech brain

 


1- Google drive


Google Drive is a great suite of productivity tools that works across different devices. Google Drive  provides 15 GB of free storage. Wheher you want to create stunning presentations, collaborate on a document, make beautiful drawing or design spreadsheets for your class, Google Drive is the answer. Check out this resource page to explore the tools and tips on how to use Google Drive in your teaching.

2- Dropbox


Dopbox is another wonderful cloud-based storage platform that allows you to easily save and store your docs and PDFs and share them with others. The syncing capacities of Dropbox makes it a must have tool for teachers. Check out this resource page to learn more about this tool

3- Evernote


Evernote is powerful web tool that you can use to make notes, bookmark webpages and many more. Evernote is free and works across different devices mobile and web based. Check this page to discover tools you can use to tap into the educational potential of Evernote.

4- Twitter


This is one of the best social networking platform out there. Twitter allows you to create your PLN and and connect with other educators from all around the world. Check Twitter for teachers to learn more about this web tool.


5- Pinterest


Pinterest is a visual bookmarking website that allows you to bookmark,organize, and curate  your digital content into pinboards that can be easily shared with others. This page has some practicap tips on how to use Pinterest with your students.

6- Socrative


Socrative is a smart student response system that empowers teachers to engage their classrooms through a series of educational exercises and games via smartphones, laptops, and tablets.
7- Edmodo


Edmodo provides a safe and easy way for your class to connect and collaborate, share content, and access homework, grades and school notices. Check out this page to learn more about how to use Edmodo with your students.
8- Tweetdeck


Tweetdeck allows you to create a custom Twitter experience. Organize and build custom timelines, keep track of lists, searches, activity and more—all in one interface.
9- Prezi


This is a cloud based presentation tool that allows you to creating awesome presentations embeddable in different websites and blogs


10- ThingLink


ThingLink is a web tool that lets you create interactive images. These interactive images can contain links, videos, presentations and many more.

11- Flipboard


This is a good platform you can use to collect, and curate your favourite stories and read them in a magazine like format.

12- Skype


This is Voice-over-IP service that allows you make individual and group calls. It is also an ideal tool to host hangouts and tutorials.

13- TED Ed


This platform allows users to take any useful educational video, not just TED's, and easily create a customized lesson around the video. Users can distribute the lessons, publicly or privately, and track their impact on the world, a class, or an individual student.
14- Edutopia


Edutopia is one of my favourite educational resource, Edutopia's motto is "Empowering and connecting teachers, administrators, and parents with innovative solutions and resources to better education."

15- Google  in Education
 


This is a platform created by Google where you will get to learn everything you need to know about using Google products in education

16- YouTube Video Editor
This is by all means a wonderful video creating and editing tool for teachers and students. It is available for free on YouTube and is very simple to use

17- Wevideo


WeVideo is an  online video creation platform, providing video editing, collaboration, and sharing across any device - mobile, tablets, laptops & PCs.
18- Scoop.it


This is an excellent web tool that lets you curate content in the web and organize it into boards similar to Pinterest boards.

19- TodaysMeet


Talk, Listen. TodaysMeet helps you embrace the backchannel and connect with your students in realtime. 

20- Poll Everywhere


Audience response system that uses mobile phones, twitter, and the web. Responses are displayed in real-time on gorgeous charts in PowerPoint, Keynote
21- Piktochart


From all the infographic making tools out there, PiktoChart is one of the best of them all. It's free and very easy to use. It also provides you with already made templates to use.

22- Edshelf


This is another wonderful web tool to curate, organize and share web content.

23- Diigo


Diigo is a social bookmarking website which allows signed-up users to bookmark and tag web-pages. Additionally, it allows users to highlight any part of a webpage and attach sticky notes to specific highlights or to a whole page
24- Slideshare


The world's largest community for sharing PowerPoint, OpenOffice presentations, Keynote, PDF and infographics.
25- Pearltrees


Pearltrees is a social library. It lets you cultivate your interests. Collect, organize and share everything you like.

26- Remind101


A safe, free way for teachers to text message students and keep in touch with parents.